2D Scanning

Managing a storage room full of massive engineering, architectural, and schematic drawings can be overwhelming. These drawings require a lot of physical space, and they’re incredibly inefficient to find. How are you supposed to know exactly where one specific drawing is? What if a colleague moved it, a visitor stole it, or the sales department is currently using the drawing? Instead of dealing with annoying Mylar hand-drawn drawings, your team should consider digitizing them through our professional 2D scanning services.

Our 2D scanning services are hand-made for engineering departments just like yours. Our staff will step in and handle the complete digitization of your drawings, no matter how many or how few drawings you have.

Our team at CAD/CAM Services has been generating 2D-scanned files for decades, helping some of the largest companies in America. When it comes to digitization of your engineering drawings, few companies can offer the workmanship, quality, attention to detail, and efficiency that we offer.

2D scanning is the process of using a specialized scanner to create digital files of your physical drawings. Most scanners use rollers to feed the sheets of paper through, and a series of cameras and lasers to create digital versions of your drawings.

2D scanners can vary a lot when it comes to price and final resolution and quality — often, the more expensive scanners come with higher resolutions. As a result, your engineering department will need to either spend a ton of money for your own 2D scanner, or rely on our experts at CAD/CAM Services.

Once the 2D scanning process is complete, your large-format drawing will be available to view, send, and adjust on your computer.

Most engineering departments turn to 2D scanning in an effort to reduce how much they rely on Mylar, hand-drawn engineering drawings. If you need to run to the backroom and leaf through drawers full of engineering drawings before you find the right one, you already know what a huge headache and waste of time it is to manage and look for physical drawings.

Instead, you can use a 2D-scanned image to find, open, and send out an engineering drawing in seconds.

So, why should you outsource this work to a professional team of outsourced 2D scanning engineers? It saves you countless time and money. A high-tech 2D scanner can get pretty expensive, and the learning curve is pretty steep. Instead, you can turn to our experts to take care of the full process. We’ll do it quicker and more affordably than your in-house team can.

We also have access to specialized software that can enhance the quality of each scan. In addition, we ensure the accuracy of each scan is perfect before sending you anything. These additional checks and programs would only add more time and money to your plate if you tried to handle the same project in-house.

We have scanned millions and millions of drawings during our decades in business. Why do so many people trust our experts? We are the faster, more affordable, higher-quality way to get 2D scans of your engineering drawings.

• Better quality with each scan. With our access to companion software and top-of-the-line Contex 2D scanners, we can create incredibly detailed scans of each drawing. Better quality means easier manufacturing and fewer human errors when it comes to reading your drawings in the future.
• Access to industry-leading scanners. We have a lot of Contex scanners in-house that can be leveraged to create 48-bit color or grayscale scans of your engineering drawings.
• Expertise and experience you need. Scanning might seem like a simple process, but it actually requires a lot of background understanding and experience. With CAD/CAM Services, our expert team can handle your most complicated 2D scanning projects.
• The best way to digitize your library. Digitizing doesn’t get much easier, and you’ll see the difference when you choose CAD/CAM Services for your 2D scanning needs.
• Find, edit, and share drawings in seconds. A digitized engineering drawing is the quickest way to find, edit, and share every drawing. Working with physical Mylar drawings is a bottleneck for any engineering company. Allow our 2D scanning services to unlock a new level of speed and efficiency within your company.

2D scanning with CAD/CAM Services is incredibly simple. First, we’ll have a quick consultation. This conversation will cover what you’re looking for, how many drawings you have, the rough size of your largest drawing, and what level of quality or resolution you need.

Once we agree on a timeline, our team will get to work. We’ll use any number of our cutting-edge 2D scanners to completely digitize your library of engineering drawings. For large projects, we often run multiple scanners at the same time to greatly reduce the total project time.

We’ll send every digitized file to you using an encrypted and secure DoD-trusted filesharing site. If you don’t love every scan, just let us know and we’ll correct them for free within 24 hours.

From there, we can also create full 2D or 3D CAD versions of your scanned images, as part of our 3D CAD conversion services.

It’s important that you pick the right outsourced 2D scanning company. A shady company can steal your IP, damage your engineering drawings, and charge too much for their services. At CAD/CAM Services, we take a lot of pride in our work. It’s the reason why we’re one of the most trusted 2D scanning outsourced companies in the country.

We will gently handle your drawings and use specialized 2D scanners for any delicate prints. We never want to waste your time or money, so we always go above and beyond to deliver exceptional quality, turnaround times, and affordable 2D scanning services.

Plus, our team of over 100 engineers and draftsmen work around the clock to provide 24/7 coverage. This translates to faster turnarounds and incredible efficiency.

Get a Quote Today

Getting a free quote from CAD/CAM Services is quick and easy. Our team will walk you through the process, answer any questions, and put your mind at ease before you sign any paperwork. Our company is built around providing the best, fastest, most affordable services for engineering departments just like yours. Trust our team to take care of your drawings and provide high-resolution scans of your most prized drawings.